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Got on the water Friday and was able to fish an hour or so and then between rain storms on Saturday. Water temp was 62, fish are still not spawning but we found them around the boat docks around 10 feet deep in 20 ft of water. Caught zero fish right up on the banks, the females that I caught had fairly undeveloped eggs. We were on the Little Niangua and i would have to say I was supprised that so late a crappie trip could have such good results. Cold and windy Sunday, fished a little but did not catch a fish. George

The rules do not prohibit treble hooks, but any steps taken to reduce damage to the fish are most welcome.

The rules do not prohibit treble hooks, but any steps taken to reduce damage to the fish are most welcome.

Half a night crawler on a drift rig is also a good choice , my kids caught tons when they were little on that setup from short creek down to cooper creek. Good Luck

John That is an awsome fish, congrats. BigRed How did you do? Let us know. George

If you have never boated above short creek, you really need to have someone with you who can show you where all of the gravel bars are and how to negotiate the river from fall creek and above in low water. There may also be new gravel bars as a result of the flood. When you get there, I would say white jigs, white jigs, white jigs. Good luck George

I got myself a new 7ft g2 rod from Clay Goforth for my 50th birthday and used it this weekend at taneycomo. The action was great and I would highly recommend these rods for lightweight action on taney. George

I fished from 5 to 7 Saturday evening with my son on our way back to St. Louis from Tanycomo. We were on the little niangua and caught 5 keepers and 5 short, all spread out , no particular pattern. 4 females with fairly undeveloped eggs, maybe the big bite is still to come? Anyone else?? George

Came down Thursday night with my son Eric and daughter Cara and fished Friday and Saturday. I was not sure what to expect with 10 gates open but I wanted to try it anyway. I would say that in terms of the water flow that boating was not much more of an issue than from 4 units of generation, I was certainly more careful but the extra flow was not a problem for us. Fishing was good Friday and outstanding Saturday. In retrospect, it may have taken a day to figure out the most effective way to get our jigs down to the bottom without losing them or stripping all of the line off of our reels. We in fact quit Friday when we were down to one reel with line on it. Phil wanted me to try 2 1/8 oz jigs at the same time. I think that maybe he was just trying to sell more jigs. For us the best setup was a 1/8 oz white jig with a large splitshot(I would guess about another 1/8 oz) about a foot above the jig. I tried 1/4 oz and caught some, but got hung up a lot. We primarily fished from the cable to koa, and on Friday caught some really nice fish in the 14 to 17 inch range, Eric caught a 18 inch rainbow that would have weight of about 2.5 lbs. The fish were health, but not with bulging stomachs or puking out scuds and worms like Bill reported last week. Saturday was crazy good, catching 3 or 4 on a poor drift and 6 or 8 on a good drift. At one point Eric caught 14 in a row on the same jig without losing it. I did not have his touch, and would lose one jig for about each 3 or 4 I caught. We caught a few more dinks than on Friday, maybe they stocked. On our last drift, we decided to drift from lookout to fall creek, and each picked up 2 nice ones. We left Branson and hit the Little niangua arm of LOA looking for some crappie. Fished from 5pm to 7pm and only came up with 5 keepers and 5 short from 3 of my good spots. Not a total bust, but not the spawning bight that we were looking for. Lots of fishing in 2 days, very welcome after preparing all of those tax returns. George

Hey Trav Thats a beauty, did you get to measure it? Thanks for the pic. George

Clay The bank gives you a whole book of those checks, I've got plenty. If that one isn't any good, I will be glad to send another. George

Terry You really kill me George

"It's about halfway between Pettigrew and Red Star... " It is answers like this that keep me comming back to this form George

Clay Those are really great shots. Were exactly were they taken, and how far is this from Branson? Am looking forward to my new rod. George

That outhouse by the pavilion in the photo has always been one of my favorite shuffeling spots.

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Fishing issues are really put into perspective when mother nature rears her head in a manner such as this. Concerns for public safty as well as property are now in my mind, as opposed to what to use to catch the trout and where to fish. I am sure that I speak for many when I say that all of the people that face this potential flood are in my prayers. Keep us posted, and I hope to see you this weekend. George

Were you retrieving those jigs or just drifting and bouncing off the bottom? Also, how heavy of a jig and what lb test ,line? Nice pictures, glad you had a good trip. George

Not busting my bubble at all, glad to know the rule. I got "yelled at" last year for fishing a dropper in zone 1 was the only reason I mentioned it. i guess the yeller was wrong.

I am not positive, but I think that 2 flys on a rig is a no no at the trout parks. You should findout for sure before you try it. Good Luck

Howdy Above fall creek is artificial lures only, no soft plastics, no live bait , nonfly salmon eggs,ect. It is also illegal to possess trout in this area between the legnths of 12 and 20 inches. That means that you cannot travel into that area with trout caught below fall creek in your live well. If you want to keep fish, the best plan may be to fish up stream from fall creek first, releasing all that you catch, and then catch 4 to keep below fall creek. There is a big sign at fall creek about the rules on the right side as you go up, hard to miss it. Brown trout have to be over 20 in on the entire lake and you can only keep one. There is a great new boat ramp at cooper creek, which is off of fall creek road near where it hits 76 at the north east edge of branson. There is also lots of good fishing for the other species that you mentioned in and around the creeks that feed into lower tany. Good luck.

To really sell the show, I think that you need to put Bill in a sexy outfit. Keep posting those videos anyway.

Be sure to talk to Phil, he can give you some ideas on how to rig and what to use and set you up with the same. Have fun

Chech out the video of Bill & Phil fishing tany at Ozarkanglers.com There have been some huge trout caught in the past on tany withthe flood gates open.

I am in St Louis and 44 is down to one lane as of right now (Friday 6:30 pm) The river is supposed to crest tomorrow, so it ashould be back down by the time that you roll thru here. Good Luck